The breath was knocked from my lungs as I fell back against the ground, hitting it with a harsh thud. Pain consumed my body, worse than anything I had ever felt. 

The room appeared to be spinning as people began yelling, some calling my name, others attempting to calm those who were yelling. 

The loudest voice appeared to be right beside me. "Sydney!" the voice screamed, fear in their voice. I knew it was my brother.

I attempted to speak, but could manage no words as I tried to turn my head toward him. My eyes drooped. I was so tired.

My brother was crying as he pressed his hands to my wound. "Oh my God." he whispered...he sounded terrified. 

The pain only intensified as someone scooped me up from the floor, cradling me tightly to their body, "Syd, keep your eyes open." I recognized the voice as Derek's, he was the one carrying me. "Don't close them okay? Focus on my voice." 

I did my best to do what he said, but the pain was becoming too much. "It hurts." I whimpered, my tired eyes looking up to his.

"I know," he whispered, his own eyes becoming glassy,  "Just stay with me."

But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't as that was the last thing I heard before I fell into darkness.

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All I could see was white, I could hear a steady beeping and voices around me, but I didn't recognize any of them. I looked down at my torso and gasped in horror as dark blood flooded from my body, leaking onto the floor around me. It began to fill the room, getting higher and higher until I could barely breathe. 

"This isn't real" I whispered before clamping my eyes shut.

uh oh

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